How To Install python-pymol on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymol on Debian 10.
What is python-pymol
python-pymol is:
PyMOL is a molecular graphics system targeted at medium to large biomolecules like proteins. It can generate high-quality publication-ready molecular graphics images and animations.
Features include:
- Visualization of molecules, molecular trajectories and surfaces of crystallography data or orbitals
- Molecular builder and sculptor
- Internal raytracer and movie generator
- Fully extensible and scriptable via a Python interface
File formats PyMOL can read include PDB, XYZ, CIF, MDL Molfile, ChemDraw, CCP4 maps, XPLOR maps and Gaussian cube maps.
This package contains the Python 2 modules.
There are three methods to install python-pymol on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pymol Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymol using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymol
Install python-pymol Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymol using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymol
Install python-pymol Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymol using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymol
How To Uninstall python-pymol on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pymol package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymol
Uninstall python-pymol And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymol and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymol
Remove python-pymol Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymol configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymol
Remove python-pymol configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymol configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymol
Dependencies
python-pymol have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymol package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.